Synonyms of glimmers

glimmers 1 of 2

noun

plural of glimmer

1

as in hints

a very small amount

a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hints
• sprinklings
• splashes
• specks
• little
• touches
• bits
• traces
• licks
• sparks
• shadows
• flecks
• dabs
• slivers
• rays
• particles
• shades
• streaks
• handfuls
• crumbs
• smacks
• bites
• shreds
• nips
• ounces
• drops
• spatters
• smidgens
• suspicions
• driblets
• smells
• spots
• pinches
• soupçons
• drams
• scruples
• dashes
• peanuts
• strains
• mites
• snaps
• scintillas
• parts
• skoshes
• semblances
• vestiges
• aces
• drops in the bucket
• molecules
• dots
• grains
• fragments
• motes
• patches
• doses
• smatterings
• nibbles
• tastes
• scraps
• atoms
• portions
• granules
• minima
• sections
• syllables
• morsels
• shards
• iotas
• jots
• minims
• shivers
• scatterings
• flakes
• modicums
• splinters
• hoots
• nubbins
• whits
• flyspecks
• chips
• tittles
• tatters
• shavings
• clippings
• smatters
• smithereens
• parings
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• lots
• masses
• piles
• mountains
• heaps
• quantities
• bushels
• deals
• bundles
• reams
• scads
• barrels
• oodles
• stacks
• buckets
• boatloads
• gobs
• abundances
• fistfuls
• pecks
• rafts
• wealths
• messes
• much
• lashings
• wads
• volumes
• profusions
• excesses
• plenties
• potfuls
• surpluses
• overflows
• passels
• embarrassments
• bonanzas
• slabs
• chunks
• superfluities
• lumps
• overages
• overmuch
• hunks
• surfeits
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• superabundances
• overkills

2

as in flickers

an almost imperceptible sign of something

most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hints
• flickers
• touches
• traces
• suggestions
• signs
• breaths
• whiffs
• intimations
• indications
• tangs
• winds
• inklings
• evidences
• scents
• marks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saturations
• permeations
• pervasions

glimmers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glimmer

as in gleams

to shoot forth bursts of light

the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleams
• glints
• flashes
• shimmers
• shines
• sparkles
• glitters
• twinkles
• glistens
• glows
• glances
• flames
• winks
• spangles
• scintillates
• glisters
• lusters
• coruscates
• winkles
• beams
• radiates
• dazzles
• flares
• blinds
• glares
• blazes
• bedazzles
• dazes
• burns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glimmers

Noun

These sensual glimmers are no match for the antagonistic sociality of straight male relationships, which, in this novel, quickly convert sympathy or desire into rivalry and aggression. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

These are the glimmers of something in the fringes that keep The Cherry Orchard, even in our age of jonesing to burn it all down, so miraculously delicate and devastating. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

People have always looked for errant glimmers of the dead in the world around them, but now the past runs parallel to — imprints upon, and circles around — the present to a degree that can severely confuse the relationship between the two. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Peppered amid the challenges for 2025 were glimmers of hope through successes like Weapons ($270 million globally on a $38 million budget), while modestly budgeted reboots Freakier Friday and Final Destination Bloodlines also turned profits. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

In a dystopian world of desperation and war, small glimmers of hope keep society from crumbling completely. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

But take a closer look and the report actually provides glimmers of hope. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

There were glimmers of form from Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) and Anthony Elanga (Sweden), both of whom need to hit the ground running in the coming season. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Verb

Uranus is high in the southern sky near the Pleiades star cluster, and vivid Jupiter glimmers up in the east. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026

The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence. — Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025

Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers. — Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025